♪ ♪ good morning, it's wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. welcome to cbs this morning. police use tear gas and pepper spray to disrupt protests after president trump delivers a fiery speech in arizona. the president takes aim at the media, defends his charlottesville remarks, and threatens a government shutdown. the commander of the navy seventh fleet is fired after this week's deadly collision. four of the fleet's ships have had accidents this year. and the parents of timothy piazza is here to discuss his death and whether changes at the university go far enough. a world war ii mystery is

solved. what researchers found on board three and a half miles below the ocean surface. we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. you know, they show up in the helmets and the black masks and they've god clubs and everything, antifa. >> tensions boil over. >> police using tear gas and pepper spray to break up the crowd of protesters. >> guy got shot with a rubber bullet. >> this behavior and this divisiveness, the president of the united states exhibits. how much longer does the country have to endure this nightmare. >> major fallouts from the latest navy collision. the vice admiral in charge of the seventh fleet has been relieved of his command. a execution in missouri on hold.

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>> the secret service spent $73,000 on golf cart rentals at trump properties. >> how you going to protect the president in a golf cart? he's got a gun! hold on, mr. president, we're coming! >> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. welcome to cbs this morning, charlie rose is here, so bill weir is with us. a speech from president trump brought protesters in phoenix. some of them threw rocks and water bottles. at least four people were arrested. >> the president came to phoenix for a campaign-style rally e. he threatened a government shutdown over his wall. and he hinted he would pardon a former sheriff. he also accused the media of

misrepresenting his response to charlottesville. chip, good morning. >> good morning. i've covered a lot of president trump's rallies, and i don't think i've ever seen him this angryi angry. he pointed at the media platform with dozens of cameras that were there and called us bad and sick people. he had anger left over after that. he went after democrats and the two republican senators from arizona. >> i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists the neo nazi i got them all in there. kkk. we have kkk. >> reporter: more than a week after the violence in charlottesville, president trump was chafing over criticism he received. >> what did they say, right? it should have been sooner. he's a racist. >> reporter: he claimed the media incorrectly reported his words. >> he wasn't specific enough.

why wasn't he more specific? >> reporter: attempting to prove his point, the president spent nearly 25 minutes reciting several passages from the statements he made after the incident. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence. that's me speaking on saturday. >> reporter: but the president left out important parts, including one critical section. >> bigotry, and violence on many sides. on many sides. >> reporter: mr. trump also directed his ire at his fellow republicans. >> please mr. president don't mention any names. so i won't. >> reporter: without naming them, the president singled out arizona senators jeff flake and john mccain, who cast the deciding no vote that sunk the healthcare bill. >> we were just one vote away from victory after seven years of everybody proclaiming repeal

replace. one vote away. >> senator flake up for reelection next year has criticized the president publicly. >> nobody wants me to talk about your other senator, who is weak pon borders and crime. so i won't talk about him. nobody knows who the hell he is. >> reporter: president trump strongly suggested he will pardon arizona sheriff joe arpio who faces six months in prison for ignoring a judge's order to stop racial profiling during traffic stops targeting undocumented immigrants. >> i think he's going to be just fine. >> reporter: the president threatened a government shutdown over funding for a wall on the mexican border. he blamed democrats for blocking funding for that wall and said one way or another we're going to get that wall. bill? >> thank you, chip. carter evans was in the middle of things outside the rally last night when police used tear gas and pepper spray

to force away protesters. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is where thousands of protesters and trump supporters were gathered before the rally. they were very vocal. but largely peaceful. all of that changed, however, after the president spoke. and a small group of protesters ignored police orders to leave. it was chaos and confusion outside the phoenix convention center tuesday night. police used tear gas to clear the streets of largely anti-trump protesters after the president's rally. we're at the front line with the protesters right now. i can feel the smoke burning my eyes. you can see the police here in their riot gear. you can see the smoke. they've been setting off flash bang grenades to disperse the crowd. here they go. this protester was seen kicking a smoke bomb toward police who responded by shooting him with a

non-lethal projectile. police made five arrests, two of them for criminal assault on an officer. before the rally, the thousands of trump supporters entering the convention center were met by a wall of protesters. this family says the level of animosity surprised them. >> it's a little scary. i'm not sure what the anger is all about. >> we stand for what we believe in and they stand what they believe in which is america. at its best and finest. i'm proud of that. >> reporter: police set up barriers to keep the two sides apart but many of the thousands there opposing trump and his policies say they felt their voices were heard. >> we have a united front, people from all over, not just immigrant rights, that are coming together and saying no to donald trump. >> reporter: the mayor says there will be an investigation into what led to the confrontation between protesters and police. the chief says that no rubber bullets were used and there were

no reported injuries except two police officers who were treated for heat exhaustion. n thank you very much. the navy officer in charge of the u.s. seventh fleet was relieved of his duties after the latest deadly collision involving a destroyer. the removal of vice admiral aucoin follows a string of incidents. the "uss john s. mccain" another ship. >> reporter: it's been a horrible summer for the u.s. seventh fleet. they have likely lost 17 of their sailors, two of their warships are damaged and now the commander of the entire fleet has lost his job. >> the damage was significant. this was not a small collision. >> reporter: two months ago, vice admiral joseph aucoin

promised a sweeping investigation following the "uss fitzgerald's" collision off the coast of japan. after the uss jo"uss john s. mc collided with another ship he was removed from his duty. vice admiral aucoin has led the fleet since 2015 and was going to retire next month. in a press conference yesterday, the pacific fleet commander admiral scott swift said the navy is looking at all possible causes of the collision on monday. including a cyber attack on the ship's controls. he promised to get to the root cause of these incidents in the pacific. >> when tragedy like this is one too many. while each of these four events is unique, they cannot be viewed

in isolation. >> reporter: the navy has not released the names of missing sailors, at least three of them have been identified by family members. the families thank those expressing concerns. and a fiancee says it hurts to know i might never get to walk down the aisle to see the love of my life. the navy is expanding the search area in the hope of finding some of these ten missing sailors still alive. the pacific fleet is going to conduct what they're calling a deliberate reset of all of their ships. basically they're going to bring in experts who will assess and train all of the crews. >> that's a tough story, thank you very much. ben tracy reporting from beijing. the u.s. could punish pakistan if it doesn't do more to crack down on anti-american militants. the trump administration is considering a series of steps to pressure pakistan. the u.s. accused the country of

harboring extremist groups who cross into afghanistan to fight u.s. troops. the steps could include sanctions, cuts in u.s. aid, and an increase in drone strikes inside pakistan. pakistan says it's committed to peace and stability in afghanistan. the fbi is warning about a popular anti-virus software linked to the government of russia. kasper kaspersky labs software are used in this country. we're in washington with the white house head of cyber security say they need more more. >> reporter: the threat to systems and infrastructure extends beyond hackers and small countries you wouldn't expect are also hitting us. the man in charge of protecting the u.s. from cyber threats offered a sobering assessment in

the deficit of cyber defense to a group of students. >> we're about 300,000 people short. we've got roughly three quarters of a million people doing cyber security and if the industry could hire everybody they wanted they would hire another 250,000 more people. >> reporter: he also expressed concern about the popular anti-virus software from kaspersky, they believe they have ties to russian intelligence. the federal government has vowed not to use its products. local and state governments make extensive use of that software. kaspersky calls them quote, false allegations. >> thank you so much. the governor of missouri granted a last minute stay of execution after dna testing raised new doubts about the guilt of a death row inmate.

marcellus williams was scheduled to be put to death last night for the 1998 murder of felicia gayle. >> marcellus' attorneys say the dna matched an unknown person. a board will decide whether he should be executed or be granted clemency. >> he's an innocent man. >> reporter: marcellus williams knows his father's exoneration is long shot. williams was convicted of stabbing a former newspaper reporter 43 times with a butcher knife inside her home in 1998. >> it's sad because this woman, she was murdered. her killer is still walking the streets. >> reporter: in 2015, missouri supreme court delayed williams' execution to allow for dna testing that was not available

during trial. larry cop is one of williams' attorneys. >> we're looking at an execution a couple hours from now and the governor interceded and we get our day in court and talk about what the results mean. >> reporter: the governor's executive order says the board has the ability to gather information whether or not admissible in a court of law. the innocence project took notice after an online petition received more than 250,000 signatures. >> if you're going to execute somebody, you ought to have a really good fact finding process. here we have an individual that dna testing is showing could well be innocent. it's very troubling. >> reporter: missouri's attorney general has defended the prosecution of williams and said in a statement we remain confident in the judgment of the jury and the many courts that have carefully reviewed mr. williams' case over 16 years. >> i hope my father's situation shows people that you need to

give people a chance and treat everybody equal. >> two witnesses reportedly claimed williams confessed to the burglary and killing, but defense attorneys say those witnesses are unreliable and were motivated by a $10,000 reward. thank you very much, tony. the family of a chinese researcher who vanished in illinois is appealing to the public for help. surveillance video from june shows the woman getting into a black saturn car on the day she disappeared. investigators believe she is dead. the former graduate student brent christianson has been charged with her kidnapping. we spoke to her family. >> reporter: this bus stop behind me, this is the last place that she was seen alive over two months ago. her family has been waiting every since and they are heartbroken.

the young lady's mother sobbed where the family spoke out for the first time since the disappearance. >> with each passing day the chances of finding her alive decreases. >> reporter: her boyfriend says they all feel helpless. can you describe what this has been like for the family, for her mom and dad? every day is like torture for us he says. we live in agony every day. the 26-year-old came from china to study for her phd. on june 9th cameras show her getting into this black saturn. christianson admitted he offered her a ride but claims he let her out. the same affidavit says while under surveillance he was recorded saying he brought her

back to his apartment and held her against her will. anthony bruno is one of christianson's attorneys. >> his presumption of innocence will remain with him. >> reporter: the family says they will stay until she is found. it's a chinese tradition ho says to be buried in your hometown. >> we need to find her and take her home. >> reporter: the family has also sent a letter to president trump asking for his help. christianson's trial is scheduled to start in september, but his attorney says he'll be asking for a delay in order to go through a large amount of evidence provided by prosecutors. bill? thanks. the remnants of what was tropical storm harvey is expected to bring major flooding to parts of texas later this week. harvey is projected to gain strength. flash flooding in kansas

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young american who was beaten to death outside a bar in greece speak out only on c good morning i'm jim donovan. fire officials believe lightening spark an overnight house fire in sellersville bucks county this happened just after 12:30 on the 600 block ofe temple road. flames were contained to mostly the up are floors, there are no injuries reported now lets check the forecast with meteorologist chelsea in gram. good morning. >> good morning, to you at home, we will get you out the door with temperatures in the 70's across the delaware veil. we have 725 in philadelphia. seventy-three in millville. seventy-four wilmington. seventy-two in lancaster. look for highs right around eight increasing sunshine and less humid. you're witness weather seven day forecast looks like this nice taste of fall with temperatures in the upper 70es a. lets check the traffic with

meisha. >> chelsea, thanks very much. we're looking okay. of course we are busy. what is busy is accident 422 eastbound at route 23 blocking that right lane and backups are extending back to route 29 , very, very slow moving around here plus water main break 202 dekalb street closed between fourth street and ford street you will use an alternate. dekalb pike is your best bet. construction on the pennsylvania turnpike eastbound pennsylvania valley forge that right lane and bumper to bumper conditions you see here 10 miles an hour that is that accident on 422. jim, back over to you. 7:55. up next this morning parents of the penn state student timothy piazza talk about the loss of their son, i'm jim donovan, make it a great

♪ ♪ the secret service can't meet payroll due to the cost of protecting president trump and his extended family. more than a thousand agents have maxed out this year's salary and overtime allowances. the agency must guard 42 people, including 18 trump relatives. >> okay, i didn't even know the secret service had overtime. i didn't know they could stop working. how does that even work? like, someone jump over the white house fence and they're like, hey, hey, he's moving. beep beep, oh, that's me for the day. all right. see you tomorrow, charlie. that's like a weird thing. >> he raises a good point. that was your voice i heard? trevor is raising a good point. a lot of people said they got overtime? >> clock out in the middle of a -- >> they don't clock out.

secret service never clocks out but the taxpayers get billed for it. >> they've got to figure that one out. welcome back to cbs this morning, charlie is off today. we're in good hands, though, bill weir is with us. "new york times" reports on the feud between president trump and mitch mcconnell. the paper says they haven't spoken in weeks. president trump has publicly criticized mcconnell over the republican failure to repeal obamacare. and the times also reports that the president berated mcconnell this month in a tense phone call reportedly turned into a profane shouting match. mcconnell has privately questioned whether the president can salvage his administration after a series of summer crisis. here's a look at some of the other headlines. "the new york times" reporting north korea has hinted it's developing more advanced ballistic missiles. the state media released photos of kim jong-un visiting a plant that makes solid fuel engines.

some appear to show the designs of two new missiles. last month north korea launched two intercontinental ballistic missiles. the news and observer in raleigh reports in a protest against a confederate statue silent sam on the campus of usc chapel hill. hundreds are calling for the monument to be torn down. three people were arrested. the statue was erected in 1913. it honored alumni who served in the civil war. we break it down what it really costs to own a vehicle. aaa says expenses average $706 a month. that's not counting the loan payments. bigger vehicles like minivans and pickup trucks cost even more. the estimates include the cost of fuel, depreciation, maintenance and, of course, repairs. new oversight measures are in effect for greek life organizations at penn state university.

they were implemented in response to the death of timothy piazza earlier this year. prosecutors allege the sophomore was hazed into drinking excessive amounts of exaalcohol a party. his parents are here this morning with their reaction. first, here's a look at the tragedy that led to the new measures. preliminary heathrings are underway. 18 members of the frat house are facing charges in connection to the death of timothy piazza. he died in february following an initiation ceremony that involved heavy drinking. he fell down a flight of stairs and hit his head repeatedly. often in view of his fraternity brothers. no one called for help until the following morning. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. >> reporter: during hearings in july the prosecution presented incriminating text messages sent from some of the frat brothers.

i don't want to go to jail for this wrote one member. >> the boys themselves knew what they did. the text admit it right after. before he passes away they say it's because of the hazing and drinking, we caused this, we should have called 911. >> reporter: lawyers for the 16 defendants claim the evidence doesn't warrant a trial. some argue the brothers didn't force piazza to drink and can't be held responsible for knowing the difference between intoxication and serious injury. two waived their right to a preliminary hearing. with the fall semester underway, penn state president is implementing more than a dozen reforms to greek life at the school. the university will take responsibility for oversight and discipline of fraternities and sororities. restrictions on alcohol use will remain in place.

>> timothy's parents are here along with their attorney. >> good morning. >> thank you for being here. the school year is starting up again. it's been six months since your son's death. how are you doing? >> it's hard. especially having to bring our son back to school this past weekend. >> it's your older son? >> yeah. yeah. >> yes. >> so we were -- normally we make a couple day trip of it, we were in and out the same day. we couldn't stick around. it was hard knowing that we should have been bringing two kids back. >> we now know that penn state has announced some of these changes, which you have been pushing for, your family has been pushing for. are they enough? >> well, you know, i think they're a good start. we've been in contact with president baron for the past six months. many proposals they have put

forth are our suggestions. they haven't implemented a lot of them. they need to implement and enforce. we're happy to see they've taken responsibility and said that their oversight has been severely lacking for greek life. we're happy that they're taking responsibility for disciplinary actions. but they have the same people involved, and those people were ineffective so i'm concerned. >> one of the defense attorneys argued in a hearing, that nobody forced tim to drink and said expecting young men to be able to distinguish between extreme intoxication and a head injury, quote, places an impossible burden on them. what do you say to those who argue it was just a tragic accident? >> they said right away somebody texted that he fell head first. they knew he hit his head. he was unconscious and having seizures. they knew he was in a bad way. who hasn't been involved with high school sports and concussions. you know. you know this stuff.

>> i think it's an absurd statement. i mean, he wanted to be part of this club. you know, they fed significant amounts of alcohol into him. your judgment starts to go sideways. they continued to force alcohol. >> you don't consider your son a reckless person? >> he was a good guy. he wasn't a drinker. >> how do you know? >> i've talked to his friends and roommates. i asked, i was concerned. they said he was not a big drinker. i think these guys put so much alcohol into these young men, you know -- >> and then didn't watch them. let them be on their own. >> that brings up an interesting point. a lot of parents hope there's an adult in the room as kids are partyi partying. the fraternity's adult advisor was in the house the night of the party. he declined our request for comment. do you think he should be punished? >> yeah, let's get it straight.

they were all adults. tim bream is culpable. they are all adults. they knew what they were doing, they committed crimes and after they committed crimes and put our son in danger, they went to bed. that we they were all adults. >> and then they tried to cover it up the next day. >> there's a tape, it's on tape. that's what is so -- >> surveillance video, yeah. >> i can't stop thinking about that. you agreed to watch it only if you watched it with the university president. >> and the trustees. right. >> you wanted to do that why? >> i only wanted to do that so they would do is so they could see the severity of what happened. we personally do not want to watch it but if they make us we will. they need to watch it so they can implement the changes. without enforcement none of this is going to do anything. >> tom, we've heard penn state's president say that the university will quote, push for state-wide legislation to toughen penalties for hazing.

is the law the problem? >> well, the people are the problem. but law is a great deterrent. we're working with senator corman, the majority leader in pennsylvania and we're working with representatives in the congress and looking to change the law. we believe stiffer penalties will mean deterrence and that's key. >> if there's a parent that's sending their son or daughter to college, what's the message you have about safety? >> go in with your eyes open, talk to your kids. this could happen to anybody. if it happened to tim, it could happen to anybody. and if it doesn't feel right, if something makes you uncomfortable, if you feel pressured, don't do it. you're not invincible. you're so important to somebody somewhere. >> i also encouraged all the parents if they hear something that they should also speak up and say something. we've heard a lot of stories about severe hazing at penn state from a lot of people. some have written letters to the

president, others let it go. you need to speak up. >> a lot of the stuff is out there as you know. >> you could be home, still grieving, this is still recent. but you are speaking up because you want people to know this needs to change. >> it can't happen to anybody else. it's just too awful. >> we have a big stake in this, this is part of tim's legacy. we have to make a difference. >> thank you all. >> thank you. >> we thank you all for joining us this morning. a video reveals the discovery of an american warship missing since 1945. what searchers found more than 18,000 feet below the ocean surface. you're watching cbs this morning, we'll be right back. 3 toddlers won't stop him.. and neither will lower back pain.

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that ship sunk in 1945. found way at the bottom of the philippine sea. we are outside the world war ii memorial in new york with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the world war ii memorial here at battery park is dedicated to those service members who lost their lives at sea. the sinking of the uss indianapolis resulted in one of the greatest losses of life from a single ship in u.s. naval history. of the almost 1,200 crew members on board, only one in four survived. >> that's it. we've got it. >> reporter: with the identification number 35 visible, researchers found the uss indianapolis. new video shows the distinct world war ii era weapons. this photo shows the same weapons defending the indy from japanese fighters. robert kraft led the expedition. >> the remote location makes it

extremely difficult to mount a search and be persistent enough to be successful. >> reporter: new technology enabled the crew to launch a vehicle that could travel down more than 18,000 feet to the ocean floor. >> she was the most iconic and historically significant ship of that time. >> reporter: she had just comple completed a secret mission. while on route to the philippines, two japanese torpedos hit and sunk the ship. edgar hairlirrell is one of the that was rescued. >> we are thirsty, hungry, completely exhausted. but we dare not give up. >> reporter: for four and a half days they waded in shark infested waters. >> the shark would be coming through the group and he would take someone fairly close to you. >> reporter: on 316 men were rescued.

harrell, now 92, said he was afraid he would never see the discovery of the uss indianapolis. >> it still leaves open the trauma of that experience. but the fact that we found the ship now, that brings closure to the story of the indianapolis. >> reporter: the ship's classified mission helped bring the war to a close. the exact location of the ship still is classified because it is a war grave and also property of the u.s. government. of those 316 men that survived, only 19 are still with us today. >> wow, what an incredible story. thank you so much. prince harry says he blames the paparazzi for causing the crash that killed his mother and for not trying to help her. ahead, the sons of princess diana open up in a new documentary, about what they call the hardest moment in their

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good morning i'm jim donovan new jersey politicians are remembering life of state senator jim whelan following his sudden death last night. whelan had kidney surgery last month but no word on the cause of his death. he was 68 year-old. governor christie called him a forthright honest leader. stephen sweeney said he was for. now lets send it over to chelsea ingram for todays forecast. >> good morning, we will get you out the door with temperatures in the zero seven 's in the delaware valley seventy-six in philadelphia. seventy-five wilmington. mid to upper 70's down the shore. seventy-seven in atlantic city wye the afternoon you could expect to see increasing sunshine, less humid, high temperature right around 84

and then heading in the weekend nice taste of fall with high temperatures in the upper 70's. lets go to meisha with a check of traffic. >> chelsea, thanks very much, good morning to all of you at home. we are looking outside pretty busy, 95 south at airport left lane compromised hard to see but just know it is out there accident 422 eastbound at route 23 another accident there blocking right lane, backups extending down to route 29, still very slow there plus another accident route 30 bypass eastbound near route 113, jim, back to you. up. coming up why best way to fight war in ground but in the air. i'm jim donovan. make it a great

it is wednesday, august 23rd, 2017. andel "cbs this morning,". ahead president trump attacks republicans. cbs news contributor ed o'keefe looks at how the president is getting along with his own party. rory mcilroy is golfing in a spot where you normally swing a bat. a fiery speech from president trump brought an angry response from demonstrators in phoenix. some threw rocks and water bottles. >> he pointed directly at the media platform and called us bad and sick people. >> i can feel the smoke burning my eyes. you can see the police in their riot gear. they've been setting off flash bang grenades.

>> the seventh fleet have likely lost 17 of their sailors, two of their warships are damaged. now the commander of the entire fleet has lost his job. marcellus williams' attorneys say the new dna evidence found on the murder weapon matched an unknown person. the boargoveto recommend whethe williams should be granted clemency. behind me, this is the last place that the woman was seen alive over two months ago. her family has been waiting ever since and they are heartbroken. president trump said attack we will. yeah. and trump introduced his new military strategist general mad dog yoda. what is that? attack, we will. i'm gayle king, charlie, as you might have guessed is off. phoenix investigators say they

will look into protesters who got violent. >> president trump fired up supporters with a serious of johnthroated attacks. mccain and jeff flake without mentioning their names. >> the cheer by suggesting a pardon for former sheriff joe arpaio who faces jail for defying a court order. the president accused the media of misreporting his response to the violence in charlottesville. >> i spoke out forcefully against hatred. bigotry and violence and strongly condemned the neo nazis, the white supremacists and the kkk. when they talk, he didn't say it fast enough. he didn't do it on time. why did it take a day? he must be a racist. it took a day. if i don't have social media, i probably would not be standing.

and you ever notice when i go on and put a couple of tweets, he's in a twitter storm again. i don't do twitter storms. we are building a wall on the southern border, which is absolutely necessary. now, the obstructionist do it, believe me, we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> cbs this news contributor ed o'keefe is with us now from washington. he's a congressional correspondent for "the washington post." ed, good morning, and let's start with the speech. this was his eighth campaign-style rally since he became president in january. it lasted 76 minutes. the first 20 plus minutes was bashing the press. he was selective in what he remembered in what he had sha shareheadshared on saturday. what did you make of the content and tone? >> people thought they were seeing a repeat from 2015 or

'16, they could be forgiven for that. it's a city he's been to before and a state that has supporters that love him dearly. beyond the media bashing and the revisionist history of what he said in the wake of the charlottesville violence there was real news in there. most especially the threat of shutting down the federal government should congress not provide the money he wants to start expanding and building out the border wall along the border with mexico. that is expected to be a flashpoint when congress comes back to town just after labor day and has only just a few days to figure out how to keep the government open and set spending levels going forward. >> what are you hearing about how congress is responding to that so far? i think a lot of jaws dropped at that remark. >> there a to see the money set aside for a border lo border wall. he spoke in a state last night where a majority of arizonans don't think there needs to be a

wall, ditto in texas. most of california already has one. he wants to fulfill a signature campaign pledge. he expects congress to deliver for him. we'll see whether or not that happens and it raises the prospects for yet another government shutdown beginning september 30th. >> it's happened a handful of times in the last century that the republican party has controlled the presidency and both houses of congress. you have wall street, you have business leaders, all hoping this president, this congress will get something done. what does it mean that the president is essentially committing fat ratricide? >> it means it will be difficult for the republican party to demonstrate they can run washington and the federal face these big deadlines and items on their to do st they got to start talking about tax reform, their supporters expect them to do that. they've got to keep the government open after september. they have to raise the debt limit by october 1st as well.

when the president is criticizing republicans, swearing at them on the telephone and generally raising concerns about whether they have america's best interest in mind, it's going to be very hard for the white house to work. >> what are you learning for your own reporting? we heard the speaker of the house, paul ryan, indicate it's going to be much easier to get tax reform done. are they close on that at all? >> no. no, they're not. you know, we don't know that they have a real big plan ready to go. and even if they do, it's going to take several more months before they can get that ball rolling. >> ed o'keefe, always good to hear you wisdom. thanks for joining us. secretary of state rex tillerson says president trump's afghanistan strategy may lead to something other than total victory. he said yesterday that the goal is to get the taliban to the as clear, this entire effort is intended to putur taliban to have the taliban understand you will not win a battlefield victory. we may not win one, but neither will you. at some point, we have to come

to the negotiating table and find a way to bring this to an end. >> afghanistan's president said a planned influx of u.s. troops will help enhance afghan air power. we're in kabul to show how americans are helping to fight the taliban from the sky. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, when afghan president afghani thanked the american people and president trump for their continued support, the first thing he mentioned was the importance of the development of the afghan air force. we got the rare opportunity to watch american pilots training pilots here how to wage war over afghanistan's not so friendly skies. it may not look like a modern aircraft. and, again, the afghan gainst the taliban could hardly be described as a modern war. brigadier general philip stewart

says it may help. >> it doesn't have a lot of roads, it's mountainous. >> reporter: it suits the fighter division which consists of 12 american built planes and two dozen attack helicopters. capable of delivering a full payload. heavy machine guns and guided missiles. u.s. combat pilot johnny green is in charge of handling afghanistan's top guns. >> all the communication is on them. the guy on the ground, here's the target. speaking to the pilot in the cockpit. all in their own language. that's all on them. >> reporter: so maintenance. because the a-29 uses the same engine found in cessnas, they're easy to fix. pilots don't want to be identified, but he says it's the taliban who have reasons to be fearful. >> at the first they were

laughing at this, like, this is the world war styled airplanes. >> reporter: he said that was until they found themselves on the receiving end of one in combat. >> after that, they said we should hide. >> reporter: now they hide when they hear you? >> yes. >> reporter: they're also capable of dropping laser guided 500 pound bombs, which makes them both cheap and deadly. an aircraft like this is not going to hold its own against an air force like the russians or china. >> sure, it's not designed to. >> reporter: is there a needrcr? >> no. this suits the afghan air fce >> reporter: it makes it an unfair fight. >> we hope so, in our favor, right? so that's the desire. >> reporter: and it's a mission on fast forward. afghan pilots come right out of u.s. training and straight into combat.

with the taliban gaining ground, the only advantage they've got is above it. just yesterday u.s. air force officials said they are not only examining ways to expand training of the afghan air force, but ramping up u.s. air power and american air strikes in light of the new military strategy here. >> thank you. princess diana's sons talk about the moments they'll never forget or forgive 20 years after her accident. >> the people that chased her into the tunnel were the same people that were taking photographs of her while she was still dying in the back seat of the car. and william and i know that. >> he blasts the paparazzi in paris saying they did nothing to help their mom.

one of the world's best golfers, rory mcilroy, tells us what it was like to play with president trump. >> there's a sharp shooter and it's incredible. so he said to me, rory this is the safest you'll ever feel playing golf with me. >> he opens up about his proudest moments off the golf course and what his friend, tiger woods, told him days ago about his health and potential return to golf. you're watching "cbs this morning." advanced health mouthwash. introducing colgate tl just shake to activate its unique formula that removes 24x more bacteria. for a healthier mouth and a clean you can feel! try colgate total advanced health mouthwash.

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♪ ♪ britain's prince harry is denouncing the photographers who chased after princess diana the night she was killed. he speaks out in a about the incident. prince william and his brother appear in the documentary. we're outside kensington palace where diana and her children lived. >> reporter: it's one of the most scathing criticism to come from kensington palace. princess diana's sons calling out the paparazzi.

20 years after his mother's death an angry prince harry points fingers. >> one of the hardest things to come to terms with is the people that chased her into the tunnel were the same people who were taking photos of her while she was still dying in the back of the car. >> reporter: prince harry not only blamed the pot rotaparazzi the crash that killed his mom but stood by and watched her die. >> she was very much still alive in the back seat. and those people that caused the accident, instead of helping were taking photographs of her dying in the back seat. and the photographs made their way back to news desks. >> reporter: dozens of photographers chased after the car princess diana was in 20 years ago. the driver was under the influence of drugs and exaalcoh at the time. princess diana's former

bodyguard said her own security could have done more to protect her. >> diana had given millions of photo opportunities in her life. and part of the problem in paris was this desire by the gathering media circus for a picture. >> reporter: nearing the anniversary of diana's death, the what if's still persist. >> it will either make or break you. and i wouldn't let it break me. >> reporter: prince william called it the hardest moment of his life. >> i wanted her to be proud of the person i would become. i didn't want her worried or her legacy to be that, you know, william or harry were completely devastated by it. >> reporter: william and harry said they specifically waited for the 20th anniversary to talk so openly about their mother's death. prince william said we won't be doing this again.

>> yeah, they've said that this is it. it's touching, i think, they're sharing such personal things with us and how painful it must be for harry to say that people who were taking her mother's picture while she was dying were feeding the picture to the media instead of helping her. what that has to do to you. >> they see maybe not the same people but paparazzi every day of their lives. >> we thank you again. a wealthy cabinet member's wife in this country has a change of life after touting her high flying lifestyle. the social media exchange that prompted an apology from the spouse of steve mnuchin. you're watching "cbs this morning." ch day. and she does it in any shoes she wants, with lasting comfort. only dr. scholl's stylish step has insoles that are clinically proven to provide all-day comfort. dr. scholl's. born to move. first you start with this

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♪ ♪ the wife of treasury secretary steve mnuchin has apologized for comments she made on social media. actress louise linton shared this photo of herself on monday getting off a government plane. she hashtaged designer photo labels she was wearing. one person commented, her name is jenny miller, she wrote glad we could pay for your little get away. in response louise linton asked have you given more to the economy more than me and my husband. your life looks cute. she apologized yesterday in a

statement. she said her posts were inappropriate and insensitive. miller says she was taken aback by linton's response. >> it was shocking that someone who has all the money and time in the world decided to take some of that time to try to put down somebody who just lives her life and works hard and takes care of family and does what i do every day. >> they are reimbursing the government for linton's travel. >> i think it's good she made it private. it was so dismissive. and i think painful for jenny miller who was making a comment. >> it's nice to have real-life examples of what not to do on social media. >> that's right. rory mcilroy opens up about his recent marriage, friendship

with tiger woods and playing golf good morning i'm rahel solomon investigators from the ntsb will be in upper darby interviewing septa train operator involved in yesterday 's crash that injured 33 people. train's operator has been providing sam wills for drug and alcohol testing and authorities say they are checking vehicle and safety systems. lets check the forecast with meteorologist chelsea in gram. hi there chelsea. >> hi rahel good morning everyone. we have temperatures in the 70 's across the delaware valley, 76 in philadelphia. seventy-five millville. down the shore upper 70's. atlantic city 77. same temperature for wildwood. throughout the afternoon look for highs around 84, we will see increasing sunshine also decreasing humidity. that means it will be more

comfortable out there as we head in the next several hours mostly clear, comfortable tonight get air conditioning a break 64 degrees for overnight low temperature. eyewitness weather seven day forecast 83 on thursday. look at this stretch of sunshine heading in the end of the week and weekend and start of next week feeling like fall as well. now lets send it over to meisha for traffic, meisha. >> that forecast, chelsea that looks beautiful. good morning. happy wednesday. looking outside we are looking at that accident 422 eastbound route 23, residual delays in that area getting better now. now we are looking at a car fire pennsylvania turnpike westbound at fort washington pulled off to the shoulder and see yellow and traveling around, 25 miles an hour there and then of course talking about this water main break earlier, 202 dekalb street closed between fourth street and ford street use an alternate dekalb pike is your best bet, rahel back over to you. next update 8:55. ahead this morning new york times best selling author of glass houses, i'm rahel

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♪ ♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." charlie rose is off, bill weir is still with us. you still okay? >> i'm very okay. >> louise penny is also here. she's on deck, she's coming up. she's got her 13th book out, it's called glass houses, hello. it's a murder mystery allegedly but it's really about friend, family and food and what else would you say? >> i think it's about the universal longing to belong. >> i like that. think about that. the universal longing to belong. thank you, louise, we'll see you in a sec. >> she is a broadcaster turned novelist. >> that's right. >> for all the people in this

business that's got that book inside of them. >> hopefully she's not judging. >> "the new york times" announces it is pulling an announcer of robert lee citing safety concerns. the man who is asian has the same name as confederate general robert e. lee. espn says we regret who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue. bill cosby's retrial will be delayed until next spring. cosby's new lawyers would not be ready by november. local jurors will hear the next trial in a philadelphia suburb. the mercury news of california says walmart is teaming up with google in getting into voice activated shopping. starting in late september, hundreds of thousands of walmart items will be available for voice shopping through google.

google assistant rather. walmart is trying to compete with amazon and its voice activated alexa device. u.s. news and world reports says tonight's powerball jackpot will be the second biggest ever. $700 million. no one has matched all six numbers since june. the payout would top $443 million. but your odds of winning one in 292 million, which is like -- i like to say the lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math. >> i'm bad at math and i'm still going. >> you're still buying the dream, all right. >> you can't win if you don't play. that's what i say. somebody got to win it. >> i'm tempted. >> then people are mad. if i win, people would be so mad. i would be anonymous. taylor swift will release more music on friday. she teased fans by posting videos clips on snakes. it's creepy looking.

it isn't clear whether she'll put out an ambinlbum or a singl. the buzz is it will debut during the mtv music awards. the pga tour playoffs begin this week on cbs. last year's champion is back to defend his crown. i caught up with rory mcilroy where he became the first person to hit a golf ball in the iconic stadium. he opened up about his charity work, time with president trump and tiger woods. >> this time, the third time's a charm and rory mcilroy wins the tour championship and the fed fedexc fedexcup. >> reporter: you've had a lot of success you've just gotten married. how is rory mcilroy? >> rory mcilroy is good. if you had asked me ten years ago when i was just on the verge

of turning professional what would you like the next ten years to look like, i would never have envisioned what i've been able to do on the golf course or off it for that matter. >> watch this. >> reporter: on the golf course, rory mcilroy makes it look easy. >> no way. >> to have all the success i've had in golf, you know, to win major championships, to be able to give back to people less fortunate. that's something i'm proud of. >> reporter: we caught up with mcilroy at a charity event in yankee stadium ahead of the fedexcup championships and alongside a hodgkin's lymphoma survivor. what does that mean to you? >> it's awesome to be a part of this. for then to commemorate a million dollars check in my name to the st. jude hospital, to meet a young lady like mary and what she's been able to

overcome. >> reporter: she's overcome cancer and she's got a mean swing. >> she's got a great swing. >> reporter: at 28 years old, mcilroy's golf resume is staggering. he's already a four time major champion, but this year marked a milestone for rory off the course. >> i just got married a few months ago. this is actually three months today. sorry, no, four months today. >> reporter: you got to get the anniversary date right. mcilroy married in april, the fo former pga employee we first met. no judgment from day one. was that something you didn't have before? >> it's not something i didn't have before. but it's something that i feel people in my position feel it's hard to get that.

anyone you meet they have a preconceived idea of what you're like. it's hard to meet someone that puts that to one side. >> reporter: can i ask you about tiger woods? i know he's a friend of yours. have you talked to him recently? >> i talked to him a couple days ago, actually. he's doing good. i think he's focused on his health right now and getting better. he started the chip and putt, so he's moving around. i think he's a ways away from making a full swing. he's had tough times. again, it's hard when you go through the tough times and you're under the spotlight. again, people have these preconceived ideas of what you're like. sometimes that's just not who they are. i'm very lucky to have known tiger on a personal level for quite a few years now. he's always been great to me. we've formed a really good relationship. >> reporter: do you think he'll be back next year? >> i mean, you got to think he's going to turn 42 in december.

and jack nicklaus didn't win his last major until he was 46. tiger has played the best golf we've ever seen. he hasn't got the best record, but in a stretch of eight to ten years, it was the best golf we have ever seen. >> reporter: did you have fun playing with president trump? >> i enjoyed my time with the president. to go there and just soak in the whole environment. it's pretty incredible. especially if you haven't been exposed to it before. >> reporter: playing with the president of the united states. >> playing with the president of the united states and just being around him and he's pointing out if you look in the trees there's a sharpshooter. and it's incredible. so he said to me this is the safest you'll ever feel today playing golf with me. it was a cool experience. >> reporter: does president trump putt out? he plays fast. >> he does play fast. sometimes not. sometimes he will give himself some putts. but that's fine. he's the president, he can have

that luxury. but i enjoyed my day with him. we didn't talk politics. i think it was nice for him to talk golf and talk about the different grasses on his greens and all that sort of stuff. he's in tune with the game and been a big supporter of golf over the years. >> reporter: i'm going to plunge one out there. swinging high above yankee stadium, my 6 iron hit center field. >> nice, that works. >> reporter: are you available this weekend? rory's 6 iron gave him his first career yankee stadium home run. look at that! >> sorry. >> reporter: you were aiming for "cbs this morning," right? >> didn't quite get there, there you go, it's fine. >> reporter: that's awesome. really awesome. >> there you go. >> reporter: thanks. >> nice to meet you. well done, awesome. lovely to meet you.

>> very nice, were you nervous? >> was i nervous? >> are you a golfer, bill? >> bad. >> she's a good golfer. were you nervous. >> every once in a while you swing the club and it might miss the ball. >> into the dugout. >> i was worried about shanking it. the fact that the first time i hit it it did come off pretty nice was a blessing in disguise. not in disguise, it was just a blessing. >> it looks good, look at you. you look nice. he seems like he's in a good place. >> he's in a good place. we should point out the pga tour playoffs, they do begin this week on cbs. i've got more of my interview with rory mcal royilroy on cbst morni morning.com. there's a big tournament this weekend on cbs, the northern trust tournament. >> very nice.

>> i liked it. >> i liked the two of you together. best selling author louise penny is about to release a new book called glass houses. she's in our green work to talk about her latest murder mystery and show us how she made the jump from

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we are with louise penny. she's sold more than 4 million books worldwide. her books have been published in 30 countries, translated into 25 languages. this girl is good . her latest book is called glass houses. a mysterious figure appears on the village green and then, dum dum dum, trouble follows. it follows and follows. we welcome louise penny to the table. good morning, i love when she sat down, i loved your golf segment. she said do you play golf. she said yes, i was just golfing with president clinton. that's pretty nice company. okay, let's talk about this book. what i think is so fascinating about the inspector. years ago when you started writing about him, you said i want to write about a guy i would like to marry and the qualities of that. what does that mean?

>> when i first started designing the series, i didn't actually think -- i wanted it to be published. i didn't believe it would be because it's hard. i knew that the writing of it would have to be reward enough. because it may be the only reward i would get. i created a village i would live in, populate would characters i would choose as friends. and then it came time to create the main character. and initially i thought, well, i'll make him, oh, a man at odds with himself, maybe some sort of an addict of some sort. an unhappy fellow. then i thought, why? i can go down to the local bar if i want that. i'm a god, why would i create that? i heard that agatha grown to hate poirot, her famous

character. if i become connected to this character i didn't want to get tired of him. >> then michael enters your life who you lost recently. you said writing glass houses became a solace for you. >> michael was the inspiration for the inspector. not only did i create a man i would marry, i actually did marry him. yeah, michael was diagnosed with dementia three or four years ago. and when i started writing these books shortly after 9/11, i thought that it would create a safe place for people who are feeling unsafe in the world, as i was. i get letters from readers saying that reading the books is comforting for them. which means a lot to me. i never ever dreamed that i would find so much comfort in writing the books as michael was

dying. i thought once michael went i % wouldn't be able to write anymore because he was my muse, the cheerleader. the opposite has happened. and the inspector is so infused with my husband, that it has made him in many ways immortal. >> you write, too, that murder is a way to explore human nature. how so? >> well, i think we're never more ourselves than when we are pushed. it's easy to be a decent human being when everything is going my way. but what happens when it's not? and that's when we see true character come out. so that's what i want. >> i think so, too. >> under stress. >> thank god, really. >> i love your story as a novelist, because you used to have this gig, cnbc, broadcaster, radio. and decided i'm going to write the perfect novel.

>> that's right. i was watching oprah and eating gummy bears. michael stopped asking. >> this ain't going no where. >> like when i reached 35 and mom stopped asking me if i had met any nice men. >> what broke you through then and what advice do you have? >> a couple of things. i noticed that in my life when horrible things happen, they seem to happen out of the blue but in fact they don't. it's a cavalcade of smaller events. the same with this thing, michael and i moved out of the city into the country. this book is set in the country. i fell in with a bunch of creative women who were courageous, who had the courage to do what i didn't and that was to risk failing. and i didn't want to fail. that's why i thought it had to be the best book out of the gate. if i couldn't do that, i was frozen. >> there's a lot of food in the book, which made me hungry and

made me think you're a great cook. >> i am not. i'm a great eater. >> louise penny, congratulations on number 13, right? >> lucky 13. >> glass houses is on sale next tuesday. birthday celebrations for a beloved giant panda can be exhausting. ahead the big party and special cake for two-year-old peipei at the national zoo. everyone can do their ahhh. you're watching "cbs this ♪

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good morning, i'm rahel solomon. tonight's power ball jackpot is now worth 700 million-dollar, that is the second largest jackpot on record for any u.s. lottery game. largest was 1.6 power ball drawing you may remember from last year this current jackpot has been growing since june 10th, a chance by the way of picking autopsy six power ball numbers is one in 292 million. just a little chance. lets send it over to chelsea for a check of the forecast. >> still a chance, rahel, yes. things are looking much better then us. we will see temperatures in the 70's. 76 degrees in philadelphia. seventy-six millville. upper 70's down the shore, wildwood right around 77 degrees. for today we have increasing sunshine, lower humidity, high

temperature right around 84, that is a nice treat compared to where we were yesterday, mostly clear, comfortable. overnight low 64. you can give air conditioning a little bit of the break tonight. you're witness weather seven day forecast 83 degrees on thursday, 80 on friday. look at this stretch of sunshine in the weekend and start of the next week following temperatures by saturday highs in the 70's. lets check traffic with meisha , meisha. >> good morning to you, good morning to all of you at home. we are looking at i-95, betsy ross, southbound direction, toward center city, you can still see bumper to bumper conditions there. water main break, we will talk bit all morning long but it is very slow moving around this area, dekalb street closed between fourth street and ford street, you will to have use alternate dekalb pike, hard to see but see all this red around where that water main break is. it is very slow, and could be mass transit we have delays out there, rahel back over to

you. that is "eyewitness news" for now join us for "eyewitness news" at noon i'm rahel solomon, good morning no, please, please, oh! ♪

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